Therapy in the Great Outdoors
Resources, training, & community to help pediatric therapists grow successful & profitable nature-based therapy practices.
Our FREE Community is always open.
Access to our TGO Library and enrollment in our TGO Business Hive opens twice yearly during the last week in July & January.
Maybe you want to work outdoors in nature with children, but you're not sure where to begin?
You’re an excellent pediatric therapist, but…
… working outdoors in nature feels filled with unknowns
… you feel overwhelmed by all the things to do and don’t know where to start
… & you feel alone in trying something different in your profession.
Or maybe you already work outdoors in nature with children, but you're...
…over-delivering for your families and not paying yourself
…stressed out running your nature-based business or program
... & you feel alone when you face hard challenges in nature-based practice.
You CAN grow a sustainable nature-based practice that has huge impact in your community.
Imagine...
...fresh air, moving your body, and connecting authentically with children in unexpected ways
...thinking creatively and never running out of ideas for therapy sessions
...never feeling alone again when you hit obstacles in your practice
...getting paid well to do what you LOVE
...& best of all: feeling JOY & FREEDOM in your work!
Why Nature-Based Pediatric Practice?
Children are disconnected from nature.
Screen time, sedentarism, less recess time, urbanization, and risk-averse parenting are all causing modern day kids to miss out on critical experiences outdoors.
Children's lifelong health and well-being are at stake.
Nature-based therapy practice is supported by evidence.
Research suggests nature supports children's social-emotional development, physical health, motivation, engagement, and creative play.
But nature is completely missing from most therapy practitioners' "bag of tricks".
Pediatric therapists desperately need nature, too.
Burnout is REAL in most pediatric therapy settings. We give, give, give and are often working with limited resources and time.
Nature-based practice can revive your love of your work again!
Join the FREE Therapy in the Great Outdoors Community today!
You'll get access to these spaces in the FREE TGO Community:
- Discussion Forum all about nature-based pediatric practice in a variety of therapy professions.
- Events to gather with other nature-based practitioners.
- Jobs & Volunteers Board to find or post job openings or student projects.
- Trainings & Research resources related to nature-based therapy practice.
- Crowd-sourced nature-based Treatment Activities list.
The FREE TGO Community will ALWAYS be FREE.
But, if you're SERIOUS about nature-based practice, there's more!
In the last week of July & January every year, we open the 2 paid areas of the site:
🐝 The TGO Business Hive &
📚 The TGO Library.
🐝 TGO Business Hive
$297/month
12 MONTH COMMITMENT - Plus, you'll keep this founding member rate as long as you want to stay (even when we raise rates in the future.)
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESS HIVE📚 TGO Library
$400/year
This is our founding member rate & you'll keep this yearly rate as long as you're a member! (Price will go up to $470/year in Jan 2023!)
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TGO LIBRARYHave we met yet?
I'm Laura Park Figueroa.
Mama of 3 & nature-loving pediatric occupational therapist for 20+ years.
CEO of a profitable nature-based practice, Outdoor Kids OT.
Ever-honest business coach who keeps it 100% real.
Obsessed with growth mindset, rainbow colors, and helping YOU succeed in your nature-based business! 🌈
I get your struggles cause I have BEEN THERE!
When I started my nature-based practice, I felt SO overwhelmed and out of my comfort zone.
But the changes I saw in children and my renewed love of my work kept me going.
Early on, I learned I LOVED entrepreneurship. Along the way, I created systems and strategies that save LOADS of time and energy when growing a nature-based pediatric practice.
And because of those systems, my practice has been profitable every single year since we started in 2015. (Yep. Even during the pandemic!) Best of all, I work PART-TIME running the business, thanks to those systems!
Over the years, I've helped dozens of pediatric therapists start profitable & LIFE-CHANGING nature-based practices through my business coaching and online programs.
But I didn't stop with learning about business. I wanted to truly understand the evidence for nature-based practice & even start producing some of that evidence! This led me to pursue my PhD to study nature-based pediatric therapy service provision in my profession of occupational therapy. I'm currently completing my research and hope to finish my PhD by end of 2022!
Everything I learn as a pediatric practitioner, an entrepreneur, and as a PhD candidate are poured into the offerings here at Therapy in the Great Outdoors, to support YOU in the BUSINESS & PRACTICE of nature-based pediatric therapy.
